The Water Bowl: Meet the New Breeds at Westminster

The Westminster Kennel Club announced six new dog breeds that are eligible to compete in its upcoming dog show in February. They include the Entlebucher mountain dog, the Norwegian Lundehund, the American English coonhound, the Finnish Lapphund, the Cesky terrier and the Xoloitzcuintli. –AP

A black bear named Jewel was captured on webcam video as she gave birth to two cubs. Remarkably, the newborn cubs make human-like cries. –io9

What is it like being a National Geographic photographer? Says Joel Sartore, "I'm the only studio portrait photographer I know whose subjects routinely poop and pee on the background right in front of me." –NPR

An injured soldier who rescued a dog while serving in Afghanistan was reunited with the dog, named Smoke, at Walter Reed Hospital, where he is recovering. –WESH Orlando

A South Dakota woman has been accused of killing her cat with a hammer in front of her apartment manager. She had been told that she could only have one cat in her apartment, so she took a hammer and started hitting one of her two cats repeatedly on the head. –Yankton Press & Dakotan